Cyclechat Urban Dictionary

[Ming the Merciless]

Sportives

Found on the starters menu of cycling

 

[newts]

Chamois cream - Unction, soothing on the hole.

 

[Drago]

Dynohub

Device for producing lettered tape to your design as you ride.

 

[Drago]

Centrepull

Another cyclist dogging term.

 

[Drago]

Sidepull

Also know by American cyclists as a "reacharound".

 

[Arrowfoot]

Fixie

a bike without gears or brakes sold by the unscrupulous to the naive as something fashionable and requires special talent to ride.

 

[Tribansman]

Fettle
Spend 3 hours doing something you thought would take 10 minutes

 

[Chislenko]

Headset.

Something to listen to music through whilst cycling.

 

[Blue Hills]

Trickle down

Technique used by the cchat racers who can't be bothered to find a bush, chill, admire the view, contemplate the wonder of life and bikes.

 

[Drago]

Tiagra

The lowest of the low, the roadie equivalent of herpes. This is despite the same roadies worshiping trickle down, and praising an almost identical set up some years ago when it was labelled as 105.

Which brings us to...


Trickle Fickle

The breed of roadie that becomes gear and weight obsessed in the pursuit of performance, while doing little to address performance and weight problems of their own.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Mandatory Cycle Lane

Usually identified by a solid white line on British roads, not really compulsory for cyclists to use but provides free parking for motorists and useful short cuts on the inside of traffic jams for motorcycles and escooters, specially designed to accumulate waste, silt, sand, gravel, broken glass, twigs, branches etc and serve as a linear litter bin for traffic.

 

[PK99]

Pub

Purveyor of Energy drinks

...and Malt based recovery drinks

 

[captain nemo1701]

Cyclepaths

Discontinuous network of off road routes often delineated by a white line where shared with pedestrians. Design features often include inadequate width, poor lighting, obscured (vandalised) signage and special barriers designed to prevent cycling but do allow the use of (probable) stolen mopeds/motorbikes. Cycle paths are largely self-maintaining with overgrown vegetation such as tree branches and bramble thickets eroded by passing cyclists. To maintain some sense of adventure and exploration, cycle paths often provide circuitous routes many miles away from where the user needs to be. Can be used in conjunction with trees and 'street furniture' to allow cyclists to practice emergency braking & evasive maneuvers.

E Bikes

Bikes with an electric motor to assist pedaling usually up hills for those who prefer an easy life.

E Scooters

Upgraded children's toys with an electric motor for those who cannot be bothered to pedal. May be ridden absolutely anywhere with impunity. Aggressively promoted by tech firms.

E skateboards/E-wheels: See 'Suicidal lunatics'

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Shimano

Perfume for lycra clad men on bikes.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Saddle

Slow working torture device invented in the dark ages